Psalm 19:4-6 — Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

I thought I was going to be writing about Gehazi today.
But I’ve been redirected. Maybe tomorrow will be the day for him. (If you can’t wait, go see 2 Kings 5). Today though, it’s the sun and the Son.
Here’s what happened. Myra and I were driving in a westerly sort of direction this evening, into the setting sun. As we headed toward the sun, we couldn’t really see the road ahead. Out of my mouth popped, “which is odd because the more we look at the other ‘son’ the easier it is to see the road ahead!” It set me thinking about the “sun” and the “Son”. Psalm 19 came right to mind.
The first thing to note is that the sun comes out joyfully, ready like a warrior — rejoicing, ready for battle. So too, we might presume, did Jesus. We cannot imagine that Jesus was not joyful to set forth from heaven to do His Father’s will, to vanquish Satan, and to redeem His people.
Then we can see that the sun travels from one end of the earth to the other, spreading light and warmth wherever it goes, providing the vital energy for life and growth. Charles Spurgeon draws the analogy:

God’s way of grace is sublime and broad, and full of his glory; in all its displays it is to be admired and studied with diligence; both its lights and its shades are instructive; it has been proclaimed, in a measure, to every people, and in due time shall be yet more completely published to the ends of the earth. Jesus, like a sun, dwells in the midst of revelation, tabernacling among men in all his brightness; rejoicing, as the Bridegroom of his church, to reveal himself to men; and, like a champion, to win unto himself renown.

These are just a few of the ways in which the “sun” parallels the “Son”. For instance:

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. (Isaiah 9:2)
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. (Malachi 4:2)

These are just two of many, many places that you can find the comparison. The Son of righteousness is truly the Sun who is the source of all the light and warmth in our lives.